UK Rank #155
St Joseph's College
St Joseph's College, London Road, Trent Vale
Ofsted: OutstandingMixedCompetition: Moderate
Overall GCSE score:34.1
Assessment: Individual
Exam area
Stoke-on-Trent 11+ 1 school Local area
Updated for 2026 admissions cycle
Best Grammar Schools in Stoke-on-Trent
The grammar schools in Stoke-on-Trent do not constitute a broad local cluster, which makes the city's selective presence more singular than expansive. Stoke-on-Trent is therefore defined less by variety than by the standing of one long-established route within the Potteries landscape.
co-ed schools Individual Staffordshire Data checked 11 May 2026 Uses published 2025 GCSE measures and verified local admissions data
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Top grammar schools in Stoke-on-Trent
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Stoke-on-Trent overview
Stoke-on-Trent grammar schools at a glance
1 grammar school sit in Staffordshire. The early filters are school type, test route, catchment or distance rules, and the ordinary weekday journey.
Schools 1 school
Main places Stoke-on-Trent
School mix Co-ed only
Tests School-specific
What stands out
Stoke-on-Trent has one local school cluster, so school type, test route and admissions detail carry more of the comparison than county geography.
School mix and route
All of the schools here are co-educational. All of the schools here use its own school-specific process.
Area shape
What stands out in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent is a compact local area. The main differences here are school type, test route, catchment, and how competitive each school is.
Local school cluster
St Joseph's College is the only grammar school based here, so this part of Stoke-on-Trent has one co-ed grammar option.
School mix
All of the schools here are co-educational.
Test route
All of the schools here use its own school-specific process.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where are Stoke-on-Trent grammar schools mainly concentrated?
Stoke-on-Trent is a compact area. 1 grammar school sit in the same local cluster rather than being spread across several different towns.
What types of grammar schools are in Stoke-on-Trent?
All of the schools here are co-educational.
Do the schools in Stoke-on-Trent share one test?
All of the schools here use its own school-specific process.
What gives Stoke-on-Trent its own grammar-school character?
Stoke-on-Trent is shaped most by its local school mix, test route, and geography rather than one single pattern.